Worlds largest paint recycler GDB International visits DESPRAY head office

Last week DESPRAY management personally welcomed our client GDB International to our factory in Almelo, the Netherlands. GDB is a global leading recycling and sustainability solutions provider in the household paint recycling industry. With 25 years’ experience and approximately 475 employees worldwide in more than 46 countries GDB is now turning their focus on expanding into the AEROSOL paint recycling markets.

In the photo from left to right: Eelco Osse CEO DESPRAY, Mike MacKay M.D. DESPRAY, Ganesh Kulkarni Commercial manager GDB and Terry Wood Chief technical director GDB.

After a warm welcome to Ganesh and Terry we gave an extensive tour of our world class DESPRAY production facilities as well as state of the art ART recycling center. In August 2024, GDB purchased a DESPRAY system, which is in the final stages of assembly in Almelo, the Netherlands.

Later that day, Sanjeev Bagaria, CEO of GDB International, joined us for an in depth online video tour of the facilities. Discussions then turned to the next steps of the system installation and commissioning of the DESPRAY unit on GDB production site in the USA.

GDB plans to further roll out this DESPRAY technology both in the US and internationally. The GDB “paint cycle” program intends to fully recycle aerosol spray paint back into a usable paint product, highlighting their commitment to an expanding a responsible and sustainable paint industry that reduces global warming. To be continued!